How To Travel As A Vegan

How to travel as a vegan

If you’re new to veganism then travelling may be one of your first big hurdles. You could be travelling to a place where you don’t know what food shops sell and you don’t know the best vegan restaurants. It’s ok though. Here’s a few tips on how to successfully travel as a vegan.

Pre-order

If you’ve got a flight to catch and have a meal included in your package then make sure to check in and choose your food selection. Most airlines typically have a vegan option and often even the vegetarian branded option is also vegan. This’ll ensure you don’t have to sit there starving for a couple of hours until you can find some decent vegan food.

DIY

If you’re heading abroad for a holiday then sometimes it’s better (cheaper occasionally) to book a room/apartment with a small kitchen. This way all you have to do is head down to the local market and you’ll be able to cook yourself. This is perfect if you’re planning on being somewhere for a long duration. I find I get fed up by the insane amounts of oil or salt covering the food when I eat out all the time. Keep it simple, stock up on fruits and vegetables with plenty of carbs like rice and potato. Cheap and easy!

Happy Cow or Vanilla Bean

If you want to eat out, these two apps are the best for finding places to go. You can search by the food type you want and search within a specific distance. Happy Cow charges you a small fee but Vanilla Bean is completely free. There’s almost always a vegan restaurant in town and if not, there’ll definitely be somewhere that will cater for your needs.

Nathaniel comes from a background of cycling and fitness. After eating a regular diet for most of his life, he came across the vegan lifestyle 3 years ago and has never looked back. Nat considers himself an animal lover, environmentalist and keen cyclist while promoting the vegan lifestyle along the way.

He’s now a registered personal trainer, gym instructor and currently working his way towards a Sport, Fitness and Coaching degree.